A decade ago, finding genes that contribute to human diseases was labor-intensive, time-consuming and prohibitively expensive. But today, cutting-edge research tools are changing all that, and two School of Medicine researchers are at the forefront of the revolution. Last month, in the journal Science, Josephine J. Hoh, Ph.D., associate professor of epidemiology and ophthalmology, and Judy H. Cho, M.D., associate professor of medicine, reported that their research teams had homed in on genes

Nearly
a
decade
after
the
close
of
its
last
major
fundraising
campaign,
Yale
has
launched
“Yale
Tomorrow,”
a
five-year
drive
to
raise
$3
billion,
a
major
portion
of
which
will
be
directed
toward
science
and
medicine.
At
the
public
launch
of
the
campaign
in
September,
President
Richard
C.
Levin
announced
that
donors
had
already
committed
$1.3
billion
in
gifts
and
pledges
during
the
campaign’s
quiet
phase,
which
began
in
mid-2004.The
campaign
is
organized
around
four
major
themes:
“Yale
College,”
“The
Arts,”
“The
Sciences”...

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September 20: The ST. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION, founded on St. Patrick’s Day in 1999 by three Irish-American executives, has raised over $20 million for childhood cancer research by holding head-shaving events that encourage solidarity with children undergoing chemotherapy treatments. During a visit to the School of Medicine, the foundation presented St. Baldrick’s supporter Jack Van Hoff, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, with a check for $25,000 to fund pediatric oncology research.

September 20: The ST. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION, founded on St. Patrick’s Day in 1999 by three Irish-American executives, has raised over $20 million for childhood cancer research by holding head-shaving events that encourage solidarity with children undergoing chemotherapy treatments. During a visit to the School of Medicine, the foundation presented St. Baldrick’s supporter Jack Van Hoff, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, with a check for $25,000 to fund pediatric oncology research.

The “shavee” team from St. Augustine’s Church in Seymour, Conn., included (from left) Dan Wasilewski, Cindy Hannon, Fr.Brian Jeffries and Linda Bojarczyk.

October 4: A dinner to support the CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC), a volunteer leadership group dedicated to raising funds to support research in the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics, was sponsored by David H. Dreyfuss, principal of Dreyfuss Integrated Communications Group and a CHC founding member, and his wife, Lauren Tarshis. The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn.

October 4: A dinner to support the CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC), a volunteer leadership group dedicated to raising funds to support research in the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics, was sponsored by David H. Dreyfuss, principal of Dreyfuss Integrated Communications Group and a CHC founding member, and his wife, Lauren Tarshis. The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn.

October 4: A dinner to support the CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC), a volunteer leadership group dedicated to raising funds to support research in the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics, was sponsored by David H. Dreyfuss, principal of Dreyfuss Integrated Communications Group and a CHC founding member, and his wife, Lauren Tarshis. The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn.

3. Andrew and Jennifer Kanter.

October 4: A dinner to support the CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC), a volunteer leadership group dedicated to raising funds to support research in the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics, was sponsored by David H. Dreyfuss, principal of Dreyfuss Integrated Communications Group and a CHC founding member, and his wife, Lauren Tarshis. The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn.

October 4: A dinner to support the CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL (CHC), a volunteer leadership group dedicated to raising funds to support research in the medical school’s Department of Pediatrics, was sponsored by David H. Dreyfuss, principal of Dreyfuss Integrated Communications Group and a CHC founding member, and his wife, Lauren Tarshis. The event was held at the Birchwood Country Club in Westport, Conn.

1. From left: Jonathan Lach, Albert Hallac and Dreyfuss.

September 20: A sold-out EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS was held at Yale’s Sprague Hall to benefit Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY).
1. From left: The singer was escorted to a pre-concert reception in the President’s Room in Woodbridge Hall by Linda Koch Lorimer, J.D., vice president and secretary of Yale University, and Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, associate dean for faculty affairs and WHRY director.

September 20: A sold-out EVENING WITH JUDY COLLINS was held at Yale’s Sprague Hall to benefit Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY).
2. From left: Richard C. Levin, president of Yale University and his wife, Jane Levin, join Collins at the reception.

August 27: Over 300 cyclists gathered in Fairfield, Conn., for the SECOND ANNUAL CONNECTICUT CHALLENGE, a noncompetitive bike ride (www.ctchallenge.org) benefiting programs for cancer survivors at the Yale Cancer Center (YCC). Sponsored riders at this year’s event rode 25, 50 or 100 miles, raising $500,000 for the YCC.
3. From left: Aaron and ElizabethRoberts joined their father, Kenneth B. Roberts, M.D., associate professor of therapeutic radiology, for the ride.

August 27: Over 300 cyclists gathered in Fairfield, Conn., for the SECOND ANNUAL CONNECTICUT CHALLENGE, a noncompetitive bike ride (www.ctchallenge.org) benefiting programs for cancer survivors at the Yale Cancer Center (YCC). Sponsored riders at this year’s event rode 25, 50 or 100 miles, raising $500,000 for the YCC.
4. Yale Cycling Team members (from left) Curtis Eastin, Stephen Kriss, Anna Milkowski, Chris Ritacco, Jacob S. Hacker, Ph.D., professor of political science, Bruce McGalliard (a friend of the team), David A. McCormick, Ph.D., professor of neurobiology, and Steven Felix took part in the Challenge.

August 27: Over 300 cyclists gathered in Fairfield, Conn., for the SECOND ANNUAL CONNECTICUT CHALLENGE, a noncompetitive bike ride (www.ctchallenge.org) benefiting programs for cancer survivors at the Yale Cancer Center (YCC). Sponsored riders at this year’s event rode 25, 50 or 100 miles, raising $500,000 for the YCC.
2. Connecticut Challenge cofounder Jeff Keith, of Westport, Conn., with Richard L. Edelson, M.D., professor of dermatology and director of the YCC.

August 27: Over 300 cyclists gathered in Fairfield, Conn., for the SECOND ANNUAL CONNECTICUT CHALLENGE, a noncompetitive bike ride (www.ctchallenge.org) benefiting programs for cancer survivors at the Yale Cancer Center (YCC). Sponsored riders at this year’s event rode 25, 50 or 100 miles, raising $500,000 for the YCC. 1. Riders line up at the start of the event.